By Billy Rainford

Presented by the new Vision by Atlas Brace.

Happy Victoria Day, everyone. There’s probably never a more appropriate day to crank up some Tragically Hip! So many of my May Long Weekend memories are played back in my mind to songs by The Hip.

It felt great to get out to a track yesterday to shoot some photos and video. Gopher Dunes announced they would be opening for practice this weekend, after the Ontario Government put out a rather sporadic easement of restrictions last week. Motocross or motorcycles were never mentioned by name, but MX went hand-in-hand with most of the other activities mentioned on the list, so let’s go ride!

What was really strange was that winter sports were on the list. If you’ve still got your dog team hooked up, feel free to head out for a sled…

Anyway, Derek Schuster and his gang over in Courtland, Ontario, have not been sitting on their hands during this latest lockdown. Not even close! In fact, they have done more to the property than I’ve seen done anywhere in a long time! You will be amazed the next time you pull up to the gate.

I shot a phone video that shows what they’ve done and what they’re still working on. Check it out:

I have to say that although I usually enjoy riding Gopher Dunes when I go, the fact that it’s always “The Dunes” keeps me away sometimes. This new track is exactly what they need there to capture those of us who are sometimes too chicken to ride the deep sand. Great move, guys.

Like I said in the video, I’ll head back once they have the new track ready to ride and I’ll do a more detailed video of what it’s like and get Derek’s point of view on it all. And yes, I’ll fire up the bike and put in some laps, myself.

I shot photos and video of the main track. There was a good number of riders who made the trip to get some riding in after we’ve been in lockdown for a few weeks here in Ontario. The main track is the same as it was the last time you saw it and there were some good battles going on out there.

The most enjoyable was the one between the two 2-strokes. I don’t actually know who #526 was (and Derek asked that I not go wandering around in the pits just yet) but he and #120 Colton Egli were having some fun out there. I shot a bunch of video of them and will get that up on the site as quickly as I can this afternoon.

I’m heading in to get my first shot at 1:20 today, so I’ll hunker down at my desk afterward and get some photos and video up.


Shelby Turner 7th at GNCC Round 7 in Ohio

John Penton
Millfield, OH – Round 7
17. WXC – Bike – Class Results
PlaceNbrNameHometownBrandLapsElapsed
1650RACHAEL ARCHERNEW ZEALAND, //YAM401:58:25.819
2444KORIE STEEDEBELOIT, OHKAW402:01:04.677
3713TAYLA JONESGRAYCOURT, SCHQV402:01:59.499
4001BECCA N SHEETSCIRCLEVILLE, OHYAM402:02:17.300
5828MACKENZIE TRICKERTRAVELERS REST, SCKTM402:02:48.210
6417RACHEL GUTISHTERRE HAUTE, INBET402:04:43.150
7552SHELBY A TURNERBARONS, ABKTM402:06:09.238
8205PRESTIN RAINESTRAVELERS REST, SCYAM402:10:23.796
9777JOCELYN BARNESEQUINUNK, PAKAW402:12:31.889
10442TAYLOR TAYLORLAWRENCEBURG, KYYAM402:23:47.956
11483ELIZABETH PEREZBLOOMINGTON, INHQV302:02:58.973
12277ABBY DEFEOMYRTLE BEACH, SCKTM302:10:21.250

Points:

17. WXC – Bike – Class PointsRND 1RND 2RND 3RND 4RND 5RND 6RND 7 
PlaceMakeNbrNameFinishFinishFinishFinishFinishFinishFinishTotal Points
1YAM001BECCA N SHEETS2121114188
2YAM650RACHAEL ARCHER1212421183
3HQV713TAYLA JONES5353353132
4KAW444KORIE STEEDE1135232118
5BET417RACHEL GUTISH3444776118
6YAM205PRESTIN RAINES778886895
7KTM552SHELBY A TURNER45666793
8YAM442TAYLOR TAYLOR810111111101076
9KAW777JOCELYN BARNES6677DNF970
10YAM715MARINA CANCRO1281099870
01. XC1 Open Pro – Bike – Class Results
PlaceNbrNameHometownBrandLapsElapsed
1114JOSH V STRANGDENVER, NCKAW503:03:05.038
2530BENJAMIN M KELLEYHARWINTON, CTKTM503:03:11.899
3514STEWARD BAYLOR JRHODGES, SCYAM503:03:12.593
4212RICKY A RUSSELLDUVALL, WAGAS503:04:37.180
5206JOSHUA M TOTHWINSTEAD, CTKTM503:04:52.959
6003JORDAN ASHBURNLIVINGSTON, TNHQV503:07:50.819
7314GRANT BAYLORHONEA PATH, SCGAS503:10:12.220
8739TREVOR AARON BOLLINGERMORGANTON, NCHQV503:10:30.258
9543BENJAMIN HERRERACHILE, //SHR503:14:11.916
10523LAYNE MICHAELBOONVILLE, NCYAM100:40:32.136
02. XC2 250 Pro – Bike – Class Results
PlaceNbrNameHometownBrandLapsElapsed
1342CRAIG B DELONGMORGANTOWN, PAHQV503:09:10.578
2178LYNDON SNODGRASSAUSTRALIA, //KAW503:10:19.505
3969JONATHAN GIRROIRBOONVILLE, NCGAS503:11:08.420
4025BENJAMIN NELKOALIQUIPPA, PAHQV503:11:45.117
5099CODY J BARNESSTERLING, ILHON503:11:51.500
6368RUY BARBOSACHILE, //HON503:12:02.896
7347EVAN SMITHJEFFERSON, GAHQV503:14:14.958
8328JESSE ANSLEYMYAKKA CITY, FLKTM503:17:21.732
9100SIMON J JOHNSONBENNINGTON, VTKTM503:20:39.577
10109THORN DEVLINTAMAQUA, PABET503:21:57.037
11747HUNTER W NEUWIRTHSPRING HILL, FLYAM503:24:41.059
12326BRENDEN J POLINGGRAFTON, WVKAW503:27:21.219
13465VINCENT SMITHNASHVILLE, INKAW503:30:58.250
14941CHRISTOPHER VENDITTIFORT MILL, SCYAM503:42:21.774
15282MICHAEL WITKOWSKITRAVELERS REST, SCYAM201:18:59.894
16198LIAM DRAPERNEW ZEALAND, //KTM201:19:12.619

Next Round: Mason Dixon in Mount Morris, PA – June 6


Kade Tinkler-Walker Sits 17th in Italy

Canadian Kade Walker is currently living in Italy and is competing in the 2021 Italian Enduro Championships as he eyes up the World Enduro Championships.

Punti CampionatoCLASSE 125250 2 tempi300250 4 tempi450JuniorStranieriYouth
   ASSOLUTA CLASSI 
POSCONCORRENTEMOTOCLUBCLASSEMOTOPUNTI1^2^3^4^5^6^
 1RUPRECHT Will PaulSTTM 250 4T103132020102020
 2FREEMAN BradSTBETA 300 2T97171513201715
 3MAGAIN AntoineSTSHERCO 250 2T8411171517159
 4MCCANNEY DanielSTSHERCO 300 2T78101317151310
 5MACDONALD HamishTRIAL DAVID FORNAROLISTSHERCO 300 4T63159813711
 6ESPINASSE TheophileBBM RACINGSTHONDA 250 4T478611913
 7MC CANNEY JamieSTHUSQVARNA 300 2T401011910
 8WOOTTON JoeSTHUSQVARNA 450 4T391157115
 9HOLCOMBE SteveSTBETA 350 4T372017
 10KYTONEN RoniSTHONDA 250 4T3237688
 11MUNDELL DanielSTHONDA 250 4T258107
 12WILCKSCH AndrewSTHUSQVARNA 300 2T225656
 13SNOW AlexSTHONDA 300 4T2264912
 14AHLIN MaxSTHUSQVARNA 350 4T194573
 15TOMAS FONT PauTRIAL DAVID FORNAROLISTBETA 250 2T1434214
 16ETCHELLS JedSTFANTIC MOTOR 250 4T132254
 17TINKLER KadeSTKTM 250 2T11146
 18LETTENBICHLER ManuelSTKTM 350 4T99
 19BASSET AntoineSTBETA 300 2T88
 20LEQUERE LeoSTSHERCO 300 2T77

World Enduro Calendar

2021 Borilli FIM EnduroGP World Championship Calendar

Round 1           GP of Portugal             Marco de Canaveses    18-20 June

Round 2           GP of Italy                    Edolo                               25-27 June

Round 3           GP of Estonia               Saaremaa                      16-18 July

Round 4           GP of Sweden              Skövde                           22-24 July

Round 5           GP of Germany            Zschopau                      8-10 October

Round 6           GP of France                Langeac                        15-17 October


As we head into this coming weekend, we’ve got 3 Canadians to cheer for at Round 1 of the 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championships at Fox Raceway in Pala, California.

#888 Burg Giliomee will race the 250 class while #515 Tyler Medaglia and #179 Cole Thompson will be in the 450 class.

If you’re in Canada and want to watch it all live, you’ll need to download the NBC Sport Gold Pass. Get it HERE.

We’ve got Burg lined up for a podcast interview this week to find out how he’s feeling heading into his first-ever AMA MX National.


I spoke with Brent Worrall this weekend and he mentioned that our old friend Alex Harvill will be going for the ramp-to-dirt World Record on June 17th in Washington State. We’ll have to keep our eye on this and grab Alex for a chat.


Marshal Weltin continues his winning ways in his pre-season rides and races. Will he have the pace to keep up with our top 450 riders this season?

Enjoy your long weekend and have a great week.

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